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Show Ghanaians electoral violence won’t be tolerated – Ahiagbah to Police

The Director of Communications of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah, has urged the Ghana Police Service to demonstrate that electoral violence will...

GJA commends stakeholders for peaceful Akwatia by-election

The Eastern Regional branch of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has expressed appreciation to the Electoral Commission, security agencies, political parties, and residents of...

Court adjourns Immigration Officer’s murder case to October 9

The Adabraka District Court has adjourned the case involving the murder of immigration officer, Stephen King Amoah, to October 9, 2025. At the hearing on...

Gbinyiri clash: Bono Region shelters more internally displaced persons  

The Bono Regional Director of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Fati Kine-Lam, says the region has recorded an additional 252 Internally Displaced Persons...

Emotional moment as KNUST final-year students honor memory of Joana Yabani

What was meant to be a celebration of four years of hard work and resilience turned into a moment of grief for final-year Biological...

Cocoa farmers urged to save during peak harvest to avoid debt

Cocoa farmers have been encouraged to cultivate a savings culture during the peak harvest season to cushion themselves against hardships and reduce excessive borrowing...

National Service Person allegedly steals GH¢303k from customer’s account

A 25-year-old National Service Person, Jesper Kobina Mensah, has been hauled before the Circuit Court in Accra for allegedly stealing GH¢303,950 through unauthorised electronic...

Kwabena Donkor commissions 12-unit health centre in Parambo Sawaba

Former Member of Parliament for Pru East, Dr. Kwabena Donkor, has commissioned a modern 12-unit health centre in Parambo Sawaba, bringing renewed hope for...

NPP awarded Adenta-Dodowa road project without payment – Agbodza

Roads and Highways Minister, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has alleged that the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration awarded the Adenta–Dodowa road project without providing...

Kwahu Professionals Network announces “Yenko Kwahu” festival 2025

The Kwahu Professionals Network (KPN) has officially announced the 2025 edition of its annual flagship event, “Yenko Kwahu,” scheduled to take place from Friday,...

Former TDC staff allegedly sold public land to wife for GHS2k

The Tema Development Company (TDC) Limited has accused the Tema Central Constituency Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), who previously served as a...

Mahama to relaunch National Sanitation Day on September 6

President John Mahama will, on Saturday, September 6, relaunch the National Sanitation Day (NSD) programme in a renewed effort to rally all stakeholders to...

Mahama swears in 15 new Ambassadors and High Commissioners

President John Mahama has officially sworn in 15 distinguished individuals as Ghana’s Ambassadors, High Commissioners, and Consuls-General, tasking them with representing the country in...

Ga cultural activists stage traditional ‘Oobakɛ’ dance at Kotoka Airport

Arrivals at Kotoka International Airport on the night of Wednesday, September 4, were treated to spirited Ga dances and the traditional salutation “Oobakɛ,” in...

Church of Christ Missionary donates to families of Obogu accident victims

A Ghanaian missionary and preacher of the Church of Christ, and founder of the Outreach Africa Vocational Institute, has donated assorted food items to...

Mahama charges new Envoys to champion reset agenda abroad

President John Dramani Mahama has urged newly sworn-in Ambassadors and High Commissioners to champion his administration’s Reset Agenda globally by forging strategic partnerships and...

35-year-old man missing after suspected armed robbery attack in Fijai

Police in the Central Region are investigating a suspected armed robbery at Fijai near Kasoa in the Gomoa East District, where a 35-year-old man,...

Mahama orders revival of abandoned Adenta-Dodowa road project

A portion of the Adentan-Dodowa road before the sod-cutting ceremony. Picture: SAMUEL TEI ADANO President John Mahama has directed that the abandoned Adenta–Dodowa road project...

Gbiniyiri clash: Over 13,000 Ghanaians now refugees in Côte d’Ivoire – Muntaka

Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mubarak, has said that more than 13,000 Ghanaians have fled across the border into Côte d’Ivoire following the Gbiniyiri...

NPP petitions IGP over alleged threats, assault during Akwatia by-election

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to investigate and prosecute National Democratic Congress (NDC) National Vice Chairman,...

Thieves vandalise Obetsebi interchange

Thieves have vandalised and stolen a large number of metal elements forming part of the safety gadgets of the Obetsebi Lamptey Interchange in Accra,...

Lawyer clarifies circumstances surrounding Kofi Akpaloo’s arrest by EOCO [Audio]

The lawyer for Kofi Akpaloo, founder and leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), has refuted claims that his client and his wife...

Akpaloo’s lawyer gives update on his arrest [Listen]

Enoch Afoakwah, lawyer for Percival Kofi Akpaloo, leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), has provided an update on his client following his...

Freight Forwarders raise alarm over frequent ICUMS downtimes at Tema Port

Freight Forwarders operating at the Port of Tema have expressed growing frustration over repeated and unannounced downtimes of the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS),...

Ofankor–Nsawam road project 75% complete – Kwame Agbodza

The Ofankor–Nsawam road project has reached 75 per cent completion, Roads and Highways Minister Governs Kwame Agbodza has revealed. Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning...

Korle Bu CEO urges Parliament to fast-track organ harvesting legislation

The Chief Executive of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr. Yakubu Seidu Adam, has called on Parliament to expedite the passage of legislation on organ...

Three rescued after truck plunges into ditch at Adukrom Waterworks Junction

Three people narrowly escaped death on Tuesday afternoon after the vehicle they were traveling in veered off the road and plunged into a ditch...

Police probe alleged assault on Alhaji Masawudu at Akwatia

The Akwatia District Police Command has launched an investigation into an alleged assault on Alhaji Masawudu Osman, Third Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic...

No job losses – Sam George assures staff amidst plans to merge AT with Telecel

The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has assured staff and customers of AT (formerly AirtelTigo) that their interests will...

Your voice matters in development – NCCE tells Asutifi North Youth

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) in the Asutifi North District of the Ahafo Region has launched a youth-focused sensitisation programme to encourage...

’You can invest in Ghana with confidence’ — Lands Minister tells global investors at top mining conference in Australia

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has positioned Ghana as the leading destination for ethical and profitable mining investment in...

Quick GNFS response prevents major fire at Adenta Apartment

A fast response by the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) on Sunday prevented a fire at Adenta from escalating into a major disaster.   The blaze,...

Asenso-Boakye clarifies Ofankor–Nsawam road financing [Listen]

Former Roads and Highways Minister Francis Asenso-Boakye has clarified the financing details of the Ofankor–Nsawam road project, following remarks made by President John Dramani...

Henry Tetteh-Afi retained as Greater Accra NAGRAT Chairman

The Greater Accra Regional branch of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has re-elected Henry Teitey Tetteh-Afi, Esq., as its Regional Chairman for...

Suhum MCE inspects ongoing reshaping work on the Amanshyia-Akorabo Road

The Suhum Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Lydia Ohenewa Sarah, has inspected ongoing reshaping works on the Amanshyia-Akorabo Road, which residents say had become a...

We can’t stop mining in Akwatia, but it must be lawful – MP-elect

The newly elected Member of Parliament for Akwatia, Bernard Baidoo, has called for the formalisation and regulation of small-scale mining in the constituency, stressing...

Ubor Bekal Naamoi I enstooled as Kasoa Gomoa Fetteh Konkomba Chief

The Chief of Gomoa Fetteh, Nana Abor Atta II, has officially enstooled Ubor Bekal Naamoi I as the new Kasoa Gomoa Fetteh Konkomba Chief...

Gov’t settles Ofankor-Nsawam road contractor to meet June 2026 deadline

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Agbodza, has disclosed that government has cleared all financial obligations to the contractor working on the Ofankor–Nsawam...

Constitutional Review Committee to submit draft report in October

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, a draft report on the review of the 1992 Constitution will be presented to President John Dramani Mahama by the...

Health Ministry integrates 13,500 nurses onto payroll, settles allowance arrears

The Ministry of Health has announced that 13,500 nurses have been added to the government payroll as part of ongoing efforts to improve conditions...